Thursday, October 15, 2009

Very occasionally you'll see a room that is a spectacular, sparkling diamond amongst the lesser, duller zircons. A room that has star power. This is such a 'room'. To read more go here. You'll need to register online first, but it's really easy & you'll read the incredible story of the home this room is part of & its fascinating provenance. You'll also have access to the NYTimes amazing Home & Garden magazine archives. Can't think of a much better way to wile away a rainy Saturday 'arvoreally.

What an amazing ceiling height! I can see a wee aria being sung from that garret/staircase in the middle of the room. Not me singing of course, but someone who actually can sing. It just looks like that kind of room.

Hi Millie! There's been a few "rainy Saturday arvo's" in these neck of the woods, haven't there. Delightful suprise to see your recent visit and comment.Stirling is beautiful.I could see that beautiful room tucked away somewhere on a hills estate!

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Life in the little village of Stirling in the hills above Adelaide in South Australia is just about as good as it gets! Enjoying a cool climate and 'hill-station' feel, Stirling is well-known for its 19th-century stone villas set on large grounds dense with roses, camellias, rhododendrons and huge old Oaks.

With 3 sons, 2 grandchildren & my work in a scientific business dominated by yes, more men, The Laurel Hedge was born out of my sheer desperation for something the boys just don't get & never will!

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Mission Unbrown!

15 years of renovating was over - we'd just completed everything & were really enjoying our lovely old Victorian villa in the Eastern suburbs of Adelaide. However we'd always had a fondness for the country life & without warning we found ourselves transported by alien beings disguised as Real Estate Agents to a house on 1/2 acre of wild, rambling gardens in Stirling!

The house is circa 1972 & with all the 70's features. Open-faced brown brick walls, raked ceilings, exposed beams, split levels - totally yuk! However, it's inherent design is great & the location amazing - tucked behind a wonderful old laurel hedge in a quiet country lane in the heart of gorgeous Stirling.